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Commentary: Saudi nukes in gulfWashington (UPI) Mar 29, 2011 Overlooked in the welter of fast moving events throughout the Arab world was a Saudi Arabian call for transforming the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council into "an entity identical to the (27-nation) European Union" - plus nuclear weapons. Saudi Arabia has grown impatient "Waiting for Godot." Samuel Beckett's famous play depicts the "meaninglessness of life," with its repetitive plot, where nothing much happens. In Saudi eyes, that's Iran and its secret nuclear weapons program. And eye-drop We ... read more |
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  China's Hu warns Sarkozy on Libya strikes Coalition military strikes on Libya could violate the "intention" of the UN resolution if civilians suffer, Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday told visiting French leader Nicolas Sarkozy. ... more | .. |
  Yemen: Saleh's fate hangs on Saudi Arabia Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh seems to be hanging on to power by his fingernails amid ever-growing pressure to step down after ruling for 32 years. ... more | .. |
 Assad's speech dashes Syria hopes: lawyer Syrian human rights lawyer Haitham Maleh on Wednesday warned protests and a tough crackdown will go on after President Bashar al-Assad dashed expectations with a speech unveiling no major reforms. ... more | .. |
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  S. American security firms heavily armed Private security firms in Latin America are the most armed with the largest weapons arsenals in that category of security industry companies worldwide, a new survey report said. ... more | .. |
 US, Britain insert covert agents into Libya: reports The United States and Britain have inserted covert intelligence agents into Libya to make contact with rebels and to gather data to guide coalition air strikes, a report said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Angry Iraqis bury dead from Tikrit carnage Grieving residents of Tikrit buried their dead on Wednesday, enraged that a band of gunmen and suicide bombers had managed to breach security to launch an assault a building in which 58 people were killed. ... more | .. |
 Air strike on Kadhafi forces near Ajdabiya: AFP The first air strike in two days against Moamer Kadhafi's forces in the east was carried out near Ajdabiya, where rebels are sheltering after having been routed from their front lines, an AFP reporter witnessed. ... more |
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 Air strikes resume as outgunned Libyan rebels scatter Libyan battered rebels, driven back some 200 kilometres by the superior firepower of Moamer Kadhafi's forces on Wednesday, were cheered by the first air strike in two days against loyalist positions in the east. ... more | .. |
  Thailand mulls buying German subs The Thai navy plans to acquire six 3-decade-old German submarines, as Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has approved in principle the $253 million purchase. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea stages live-fire drill near tense sea border South Korea's military Wednesday staged a live-fire artillery exercise on an island hit by a deadly North Korean bombardment last November, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Report: China strengthens N. Korea border fence China has reinforced fences and patrols along parts of the border with North Korea in an apparent bid to ward off a growing stream of refugees from its impoverished neighbour, a report said. ... more |
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  EU's defence project sidelined in Libya crisis As NATO gallops into the Libyan conflict, the European Union's grand defence project is left watching from the sidelines, with little enthusiasm among EU states to kick it into high gear, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 Neither Hamas nor Israel seem to want new war The recent upturn in deadly clashes between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza has led some observers to speculate on a new war, but the truth seems to be that neither side wants one. ... more | .. |
 Libya summit to launch post-Gadhafi era The West will continue to back Libyan rebels with military force, fast tracked humanitarian aid and strategies to launch the North-African country's post-Moammar-Gadhafi democratic future, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday at an international conference on Libya in London. ... more | .. |
 US blacklists Belarus oil firm for Iran ties The United States on Tuesday added a Belarussian oil company to its blacklist of firms accused of flouting sanctions imposed on Iran for failing to rein in its suspect nuclear program. ... more |
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  India, Pakistan agree to 'terror hotline' India and Pakistan agreed Tuesday to set up a "terror hotline" to warn each other of possible militant attacks, a move to build trust as the two nuclear foes get their peace process back on track. ... more | .. |
 Erdogan arrives in Iraqi Kurd region Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq on Tuesday, a day after he said that Kurdish rebel bases in the territory were an obstacle to strengthening neighbourly ties with Baghdad. ... more | .. |
 For no-fly zone, four NATO sorties: US military Enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya required four sorties by NATO aircraft in the past 24 hours, the Pentagon said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
58 dead in Tikrit attack: Iraq police Security forces stormed the provincial council building in former dictator Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on Tuesday after an hours-long shootout with gunmen that left 58 dead and 97 wounded, a police official said. ... more |
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  US likely to help Taiwan upgrade F-16s: premier Taiwan Premier Wu Den-yih confirmed Tuesday that the United States is likely to help the island upgrade its F-16 A/B fighters as it is reluctant to arm Taipei with more advanced jets. ... more | .. |
 Russian terror concerns for 2014 Olympics Russia is preparing for possible terrorist threats to the 2014 Winter Olympics. ... more | .. |
 Colombia expects final victory over FARC Colombia is refurbishing its armed forces in expectation of a final victory over FARC rebels, who are seen to be losing momentum in their war on President Juan Manuel Santos. ... more | .. |
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 Emirates invests heavily in arms industry Raytheon is expected to establish local manufacturing plants when it upgrades the United Arab Emirates' Patriot missile systems, boosting a burgeoning defense and aerospace industry that's becoming the most advanced in the Arab world. ... more | .. |
 China urges talks on NKorea uranium programme North Korea's uranium enrichment programme should be discussed under long-stalled nuclear disarmament talks, China said Tuesday during a visit by South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan. ... more | .. |
  Australian PM's computer hacked: report Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's parliamentary computer and the foreign and defence ministers' machines are all suspected of being hacked, with China under suspicion, reports said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
US avoids rebel backing, as strikes hit Kadhafi forces The international coalition's strikes on forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi have enabled Libyan rebels to regroup and attempt an advance west, but US officials maintain Washington will not take decisive sides in the conflict. ... more |
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 Northrop Grumman Launches Portable System For CBRN Incidents Northrop Grumman has launched its new Integrated Tactical Rapid Assessment of CBRN Environments (I-TRACE) system, a man-portable capability for the monitoring of Chemical Biological Radiological and ... more |
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